Course Content
The course is primarily compulsory units, with year two offering a choice in units to Explore Conservation In Tasmania. The year two elective schedule features a range of place based Tasmanian learning experiences to explore topics such as Tourism, Cultural Heritage, Marine and Antarctic Environments, and Environmental GIS.
If a student meets the requirements for entry into our independent research stream, then the units KGA742 Research Thesis A and KGA743 Research Thesis B will replace KGA703 Professional Research Methods and KGA704 Professional Research Practice. The independent research stream requires a coursework average of 75% or over in the first year of the Master of Protected Area Conservation (full-time equivalent) and approval of a research topic from both a supervisor and the Unit Co-ordinator.
Core units
Year 1
- Organisational Social Responsibilities
- Ecosystem Conservation
- Protected Area Planning and Management Systems
- Landscape Conservation and Recreation
- Conserving Nature in Protected Areas
- Reserve System Planning
- Fundamentals of Spatial Information
Year 2
- Protected Area Management Plans
- Professional Placement
Exploring Conservation in Tasmania (choose 1)
- Sustainable Tourism Development
- Marine Protected Area Management
- Environmental Geographic Information Science B
- Marine and Antarctic Environments and their Management
Professional or Research Pathway units (choose 1)
Year 2
Independent Research pathway requires a coursework average of 75% or over in the first year of the Master of Protected Area Conservation (full-time equivalent) and approval of a research topic from both a supervisor and the Unit Co-ordinator.
Professional Pathway
- Professional Research Methods
- Professional Research Practice
Research Pathway
Research pathway is by invitation if required GPA is reached in Year 1.
- Research Thesis A
- Research Thesis B
